William Hatton

Meet Lydia Hale—mother, wife, and quiet rebel in a world that demands obedience.

She didn’t grow up in the Church. She didn’t believe in its rules, its rituals, or its prophets. But when the Church took power and Spencer chose survival over resistance, Lydia followed—for the sake of their family.

Now she walks the rows of the Orchard, a prison farm, carrying crates of apples under the eyes of Watchmen and drones.

But Lydia has never been one to break easily.

She doesn’t recite the prayers like she means them.
She doesn’t trust the leaders.
She doesn’t forget.

Lydia Hale is a woman surviving under a false god. And when the time comes to fight back… she won’t hesitate.

🖤 The Wicked Who Fight Against Zion
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